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facetiously

/fəˈsiː.ʃəs.li/
fa · ce · tious · ly
Adjective:facetious
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• adverb

1

In a manner that treats serious issues with deliberately inappropriate or flippant humor.

Example

"During the budget meeting, he facetiously suggested selling the company headquarters to cover the deficit."

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• Rhymes for facetiously

• Nearby Words

faceted
facetime
facetious
facetiously
faceup
facial
facialist

Word Origin & Etymology

Formed from the adjective 'facetious' plus the suffix '-ly', tracing back to 16th-century French facétieux and Latin facetia, meaning 'jest' or 'witticism'.

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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Facetiously. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/facetiously
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